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      Coronavirus Diaries

      Personal essays from CNN's global staff as they live and cover the story of Covid-19.

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      • Chelsea McGinnis

        Think of my babies in the NICU, and wear the mask

        By Chelsea McGinnis, CNN
        My twin boys were born prematurely as the coronavirus started sweeping through Atlanta. Now I can only see them in the hospital for four hours a day, and I'm terrified they will be exposed to Covid-19.
      • Julie Gallagher, here at a Washington DC restaurant in August 2020, now enjoys sharing a meal -- or mojitos -- with her mom.
        JULIE GALLAGHER

        I thought battling an eating disorder during an election year was tough. I had no idea how grueling recovery during a pandemic would be

      • lilit marcus sharp island
        LILIT MARCUS

        I moved to Asia, got cancer, and then coronavirus happened

      • Mirna Alsharif

        Observing Ramadan alone taught me to be grateful

      Chris Cillizza
      CHRIS CILLIZZA

      The coronavirus has made me anxious. Just not in the way I thought.

      A passenger looks at his phone while waiting aboard a United Airlines plane before taking off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport on May 11, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
      GARY TUCHMAN

      Traveling amid coronavirus is like nothing I've seen before

      Jomana Karadsheh with her husband and son.
      JOMANA KARADSHEH

      I negotiated canceled flights, an unknown carrier and a 'sleep box' to get to my son

      Stapleton grabs a nap while waiting to see her son's doctor after a night shift.
      ANNECLAIRE STAPLETON

      How a crazy life prepared me to take Covid-19 in stride

      Putting mrs mask on: Ivan Watson puts a mask on Rana . Photo: Keith Richburg